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Post by Glom on Sept 1, 2011 13:07:02 GMT -4
My favorite Churchill retort was with Lady Astor, who said "If I were your wife I'd poison your coffee," to which Churchill replied, "Madam, if I were your husband, madam, I would drink it." Yes that's definitely the best one.
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Post by ka9q on Sept 1, 2011 21:56:34 GMT -4
Did Churchill really talk like this? I can't say I know much about the guy other than that he skillfully guided England through WW2 and wrote a lot of books including major academic works on WW2 and a history of Britain and its colonies, but I thought he had somewhat more class than these remarks would suggest. On the other hand, he certainly had a good command of the language.
I could certainly see them coming from H. L. Mencken or Mark Twain, though.
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Post by gillianren on Sept 1, 2011 23:03:26 GMT -4
Thinking Twain when you're thinking about how Churchill spoke when not delivering formal speeches is not a bad way to look at him.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Sept 2, 2011 1:51:35 GMT -4
Churchill was a drunken, womanizing, potty mouthed, SoaB who smoked like a chimney, but by heck, he was also the leader the Allies needed to go up against the Axis and win.
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Post by gillianren on Sept 2, 2011 2:38:19 GMT -4
Okay, there's one where he wasn't like Twain--Twain was completely devoted to his wife.
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Post by ka9q on Sept 2, 2011 3:01:51 GMT -4
I think Twain has so many great quotes that he's often credited with stuff that wasn't even his.
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Post by gillianren on Sept 2, 2011 4:05:49 GMT -4
He said so himself!
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Post by Mr Gorsky on Sept 2, 2011 4:41:21 GMT -4
... but I thought he had somewhat more class than these remarks would suggest ... From everything I have read about Churchill, the one thing you wouldn't accuse him of having is "class".
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Post by aarontg on Jan 28, 2012 20:46:36 GMT -4
Mythbusters actually proved that a flag can wave in a vacuum.Watch the show and you will find out how.
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Post by LunarOrbit on Jan 28, 2012 22:16:53 GMT -4
I decided to return this thread to it's intended subject, the "waving flag". Playdor's off topic ramblings have been moved to a new thread here: Playdor's threadI apologize for any confusion this may cause, and I realize it will probably mess up your browser's memory of where you finished reading the thread. But it ceased to be about the waving flag theories, and I should have split it about 115 pages before I did.
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